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BACKGROUND:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a rare cause of prolonged febrile neutropenia (PFN) among pediatric oncology patients, especially in non-stem cell transplant setting (Non-SCTS). Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines stated briefly that neutropenia is not considered as an indication of CMV re-activation, and thus preventive strategies are not needed; however, multiple studies pressed on the need to treat CMV viremia among patients with PFN even when there is no evidence of end-organ involvement. Therefore, this study aimed to prospectively investigate the significance of CMV as a cause of PFN among pediatric oncology patients in a Non-SCTS. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This was a prospective cohort study that was done at Princess Norah Oncology Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. CMV viral load was monitored weekly once the subject was identified as a case of PFN until resolution. Subjects and treating physicians were blinded to CMV viral load results. RESULTS:The data of 27 PFN episodes (48% males) were analyzed. The incidence of CMV viremia was reported as 29.6%. Both CMV positive and negative episodes of PFN had similar rate of spontaneous resolution (p=0.669), with overall mortality as 105 and 125 per 1000 PFN episodes, respectively. No subject received anti-CMV in the positive CMV group; however, one subject did in the negative group for reasons other than CMV infection. CONCLUSION:This study demonstrated that CMV was not a significant cause of PFN in Non-SCTS. CMV also had no significant role in terms of survival and severity of the PFN episode.
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Journal of infection and public healthauthors
Al Talhi YM,Hariri B,Alsulaimani F,Almadani M,Abbas A,AlDabbagh Mdoi
10.1016/j.jiph.2020.02.001subject
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2020-08-01 00:00:00pages
1176-1180issue
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1876-0341issn
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